Miami man arrested after 12-year-old boy raped and shot in face, police say
A 43-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the abduction, rape and shooting of a 12-year-old boy in Brownsville, police said.
Aliex Santiesteban of Miami was charged with sexual battery with a deadly weapon, kidnapping a child under 13 and attempted murder.
Police say the boy was walking in Brownsville near Northwest 43rd Terrace and 30th Avenue between 2 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. Saturday when Santiesteban rolled up and forced him into his car. He drove him about two blocks away and assaulted him.
During the struggle, Santiesteban shot the boy in the face, police say. He later kicked him out of the car. Santiesteban denies the allegations, according to the report.
Surveillance cameras recorded the bloodied boy shortly after the attack as he walked to a nearby business to call 911. He then collapsed. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue took him to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition.
Miami Herald staff writer David Neal contributed to this article.
